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Hotel deals are starting to pop for New Years
By Brian Ek, On 12/18/08 2:22 PM
Tags: dec-2008, miami hotels, new years, new york hotels, orlando hotels
  The data is starting to come in on successful Name Your Own Price® offers from priceline.com hotel customers for New Year’s.  It’s beginning to look like there may be some great opportunities to snag bargain big-city hotel rooms to celebrate the New Year.   How about this - $159 a night for a 3.5 star hotel in New York City’s Times Square-Theater...
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Incredible hotel deals in New York City
By Brian Ek, On 12/12/08 11:27 AM
Tags: dec-2008, new york city, new york city hotel deals, new york hotels, priceline.com
  Here’s a can’t-miss travel tip from The Travel Ekspert. Around this time of year in New York City, sold-out hotels and pricey rooms are as traditional as street-corner Santas and skating in Rockefeller Center.   Not this year. Plenty of rooms are available at rates that haven’t been seen in many years. The Travel Ekspert paid a visit to Tim Gordon,...
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Lower fares, plenty of seats is good news for holiday travelers
By Brian Ek, On 12/11/08 11:14 AM
Tags: airline tickets, blog index, christmas, dec-2008, december, priceline.com
Looks like we won't have to hitch a ride home in Santa's sleigh after all. Depending on where you're going and when, some holiday airfares are down by as much as 10% compared to last year.  Better yet, priceline.com's airline tickets team tells The Travel Ekspert that they're seeing good ticket availability for holiday travel.  And, best of all, you don't have to fly on...
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Hong Kong offers an unusual (and warm) way to celebrate the holidays
By Brian Ek, On 12/2/08 4:50 PM
Tags: agoda.com, blog index, brian, christmas, dec-2008, december, hong kong, priceline.com, winterfest
        Here's something The Travel Ekspert found for anyone wanting an out-of-the-ordinary way to celebrate the December holidays.  Ditch the snow and the cold.  Celebrate the upcoming holidays in Hong Kong!    Pornpavee Kullama, The Travel Ekspert's on-the-ground contact in Asia, says that Hong Kong's ‘WinterFest’ is a...
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Best Days To Fly for the Holidays Update
By Brian Ek, On 11/21/08 3:51 PM
Tags: airfares, christmas, holidays, nov-2008, thanksgiving
Still looking for airline ticket home for the holidays? Priceline's air team recently sat down with The Travel Ekspert to update their recommendations on the best (translated cheapest) days to fly for the 2008 holidays.  Let's cut right to the chase. For Thanksgiving, priceline.com customers generally are finding: For the lowest fares , try to travel on November 23, 24 and 27. For ...
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Loy Kratong festival provides colorful opportunity to visit Thailand
By Brian Ek, On 10/27/08 1:35 PM
Tags: agoda.com, loy krathong, loy kratong, oct-2008, thailand
Update: Both of Thailand's Bangkok airports are now open for travel.  Travelers are advised to contact their airlines for schedule updates.     Thailand’s rivers, canals and night sky will all be glowing during the November 8-12 Loy Kratong Festival.   Originating during the reign of Thai King Rama IV in 1863, the Loy Kratong festival is quickly...
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Travel tips for saving your money (and your sanity) this holiday season
By Brian Ek, On 10/24/08 11:41 AM
Tags: christmas, hanukkah, holidays, kwanzaa, oct-2008, thanksgiving
  Travel tips for saving your money (and your sanity) this holiday season   Holidays are supposed to be fun. And travel, believe it or not, is meant to be part of the experience.   To help save your money – and your sanity – here are some old and even a few brand-new holiday travel tips.     Use priceline.com’s Best Days To Fly...
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Priceline Recommends Haunted Hotels Around The World
By Brian Ek, On 10/22/08 2:10 PM
Tags: brian, halloween, haunted hotels, oct-2008, seasonal
Just in time for Halloween, Agoda.com, the Asian online hotel service that is part of priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today released its list of the most celebrated haunted hotels around the world.  Halloween falls on a Friday this year, making it possible to take a long and exotic scary weekend. Many haunted hotels in the U.S. and abroad are still available for booking through ...
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Yellowstone National Park
By Brian Ek, On 4/9/99 2:30 PM
Tags: blog index, national parks, priceline, yellowstone, yellowstone national park
I don’t know how many people east of the Mississippi can say this, but I’ve been to Yellowstone National Park more times than Disneyworld. There was always something more magical about Yellowstone than the magic kingdom.  It could have to do with observing animals without glass or fencing in between. Maybe the thrill of the not-quite-predictable geyser shows. The...
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